“Earlier today, one of our employees was held against her will by a man with a knife who apparently escaped from official custody,” Ogg said. “We are thankful and grateful that she was not physically harmed during this incident.”
Bosquez said that after escaping the courthouse, Sanders “accosted” a driver and got into her car, but she then crashed “within a few feet,” and the inmate ran away.
“After the car was disabled during the accident, the subject got out of the car and ran down the street,” Bosquez said. “That was our last location with him on camera.”
There were no injuries in the crash.
Marine units searched the bayou for the suspect. Sanders has no fixed address, Bosquez said, and authorities believe he is armed with a knife. Bosquez
“The general public should be on heightened alert that this man has yet to be apprehended, but we are confident that law enforcement will be able to find and apprehend the suspect,” Ogg said in the statement.